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11 January 2006

Land of Plenty

I have to admit that I'm getting very excited about going to China- for the shopping. Now, I hate shopping. Hate it. Except for books. And there are English-language bookstores in Beijing. And toy stores. We need more K'nex.

And I might even be able find womens shoes larger than a size 8. They are non-existant in Bishkek (at least according to my shopping friends).

Of course I'm more excited about the other things we'll see. Aren't I?

3 comments:

When is it that you are going to China? When I was there it was summer and there were open air markets. The biggest one was a night market right in downtown Beijing. It was really interesting to visit. And there is a huge English bookstore also nearby. It was on the corner of a big pedestrian street and a main street that the subway ran under, not too far from Tiananmen Square. Not many recent books but lots of classics.